Religious Education

The Year 7 programme introduces learners to some key themes that are found in the six strands of the Anglican Schools' Curriculum: The Bible and Jesus; Christian Doctrine and Worship; Church History; World Religions; Ethics, Morals and Values; and Personal Faith and Philosophical Issues.

The key theme in Year 7 is that of Identity and the programme is based on the following questions:

• Who am I?

• Who is Jesus?

• Who are we as an Anglican school?

• Who am I as a St Hilda's student?

Course Focus 

• introduction to journaling as a spiritual practice 

• exploration of symbols of different religions and the creation of personal symbols 

• investigation of the Easter story as found in the gospels 

• consideration of various artistic and cultural representations of the person of Jesus 

• exploration of the Chapel and also the meaning of Eucharist in preparation for the Easter Eucharist service 

• investigation of the early history of the Anglican church in Aotearoa New Zealand

• consideration of the contrast between the early days of schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand and St Hilda's, then and now